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Sarah is a reporter at Morning Consult covering the business of entertainment.
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories Carsey-Werner Television, the studio behind comedies including “That ’70s Show” and “Roseanne,” said it has received interest from at least four buyers, including Netflix Inc., in purchasing the streaming rights to “That ’70s Show” — which could be sold for hundreds of millions of dollars when they become available […]
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories The Hollywood Commission, a coalition of companies including talent agencies, movie studios and record labels led by Anita Hill, is seeking responses from those who have worked or are working in the industry for a survey about bias and abuse of power. The survey, which will collect input over […]
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories Four Democratic presidential candidates — Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) — signed a letter to Democratic Party officials requesting that Comcast Corp. conduct an independent investigation into allegations that NBC News mishandled reports of sexual assault and harassment, which NBC […]
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories The Justice Department is seeking to drop outdated components of the Paramount consent decrees — the protocols that largely prevent studios from owning movie theaters that play their films and participating in block booking — with DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim saying that terminating the decrees “clears the way […]
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories Hulu will increase the price of its skinny bundle offering, Hulu Live, by $10 to $55 a month starting Dec. 18. Hulu Live, which was introduced two years ago and currently has 2.7 million subscribers, is the latest live TV streaming service to raise prices after AT&T Inc.’s AT&T […]
By Sarah Shevenock Week in Review Viacom and CBS Viacom Inc. has increased the purview of four veteran programming executives, with two other executives – Kent Alterman and Sarah Levy – leaving the company ahead of its expected merger with CBS Corp. next month. Chris McCarthy will oversee four additional networks, while David Nevins, who […]
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories Mo’Nique filed a lawsuit against Netflix Inc., alleging racial and gender discrimination after she said she was offered $500,000 for a stand-up special, while other comedians, including Eddie Murphy and Ellen DeGeneres, were offered millions of dollars. Netflix said in a statement that it takes “accusations of discrimination very […]
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories In its final earnings report before merging with CBS Corp., Viacom Inc. reported $3.43 billion in quarterly revenue, with Paramount Pictures having a profitable year for the first time since 2015, with the company attributing the growth in full-year film revenue to “licensing and ancillary revenues.” Viacom’s Pluto TV […]
By Sarah Shevenock Top Stories Former HBO Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Plepler, who oversaw the development of shows including “Game of Thrones” and “Veep,” is discussing an exclusive production deal between his newly formed production company, RLP & Co., and Apple TV+, according to a person familiar with the matter. The source said […]
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